And the use of layers and grouping (families, blocks etc.) mean users of more popular 2D (and even 3D) CAD software would have a greater level of comfort in working. True type and other popular CAD fonts make promote its wide-scale adaptability.
Various metrical and imperial units make it easy to use for users with a background in any international measuring system hence internationalization is a very strong feature here. First and foremost, file formats for (importing and saving/exporting) include DWG and DXF meaning bringing in your designs or publishing them to different, more powerful/popular CAD software is no problem.
Its open source nature, cross platform availability and lengthy list of features force me to talk about it first, even though its only a 2D CAD software. QCAD is an open source suite for Windows, Linux and Mac users. So let’s begin with our entry level open source option.
